New information and screenshots for Pike & Shot

[Surtur]

"War is not a river, or a lake, but an ocean of all that is evil" (Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden)

Initially introduced to the lucky few who attended our 2014 annual convention “Home of Wargamers”, Pike & Shot is now mature enough to show more of the game to public! This upcoming strategy game designed by Richard Bodley Scott – the mastermind behind the Field of Glory table-top wargame rules – aims to simulate the majors battles in the age of Pike and Shot – the 16th and 17th centuries.

The period covered by this game is particularly interesting from a tactical point of view as lots of changes occurred on the battlefield at that time. In only two hundred years commanders have been substituting traditional medieval tactics with modern ones, inserting musketeers and artillery in the armies. Obviously the players will be able to feel this tactical revolution in Pike & Shot!

This setting, combined with the approachable and visually immersive Battle Academy engine, makes Pike & Shot a very engaging title for any gamer that has an interest for this period. 3 huge campaigns, a skirmish mode that allows to generate an infinite number of “What-if” scenarios and a multiplayer system powered by the famous PBEM++ come together for a captivating experience in the heart of the bloodiest battles of the Renaissance.

Pike & Shot is currently in beta and will release later this year for PC, with an iPad version following soon after.

Click here for the official product page.

[IronFist00]

This looks very interesting. A couple of questions, is it based on the core BA engine or the BA2 engine? Will it support co-operative multiplayer similar to BA2 or only PvP?

[rbodleyscott]

This looks very interesting. A couple of questions, is it based on the core BA engine or the BA2 engine? Will it support co-operative multiplayer similar to BA2 or only PvP?

BA2.

Currently Co-op mode is not supported, but it may be added later.

[BiteNibbleChomp]

The game sounds interesting! Would you care to tell us what the 3 campaigns are? Also, I hope that Infantry [Pike/Bayonet] squares can be done to defend v. Cavalry, as historically it was a widely used tactic at the time (and even until Waterloo, if not Crimea!)

- BNC

[rbodleyscott]

The game sounds interesting! Would you care to tell us what the 3 campaigns are?

Thirty Years War
English Civil War
Great Italian Wars (16th century)

Also, I hope that Infantry [Pike/Bayonet] squares can be done to defend v. Cavalry, as historically it was a widely used tactic at the time (and even until Waterloo, if not Crimea!)

All units including any pikemen are effective at repelling frontal cavalry charges.

The earlier larger deep formations that were historically good at repelling cavalry attacks from multiple directions have that ability built-in.

The later TYW/ECW shallower formations, with only a third or less of the unit armed with pikes (and no bayonets yet) were historically vulnerable once flanked by cavalry, so need to avoid being flanked.

[TroyHowell]

Looking forward to playing this one. So few titles on such a rich period of history.

[Confusedesh]

Looks interesting like the way the graphics are done but what does a campaign mean just a series of battles or managing a whole country?

[rbodleyscott]

Looks interesting like the way the graphics are done but what does a campaign mean just a series of battles or managing a whole country?

A series of historical battles covering the whole period of the war. A bit hard to link these together as the Thirty Years War was really a series of related wars rather than a single campaign.

[Confusedesh]

Looks interesting like the way the graphics are done but what does a campaign mean just a series of battles or managing a whole country?

A series of historical battles covering the whole period of the war. A bit hard to link these together as the Thirty Years War was really a series of related wars rather than a single campaign.

OK I still like what I am seeing, I may be a customer.